The majority of Adelaide Hills residents at a community meeting have voted against the Federal Government's plan to house 400 asylum seekers at Inverbrackie.

It was standing room only at the highly-charged meeting last night as opponents ridiculed and jeered government officials who tried to speak.

More than 500 people attended the meeting at the Woodside town hall.

Tensions flared as federal immigration official Christopher Callanan outlined plans for onsite medical services at Inverbrackie and said there would be standard fencing around the facility, instead of razor wire.

"Why don't you give them a picket fence, you idiot?" one resident said.

"They have come in illegally so we don't trust them. That is why we are suspicious about it," another said.

"They are coming in by the back door. They sneaked in."

There were also concerns about pressure on education facilities after residents were told the Government may send up to 200 asylum seeker children to schools in Adelaide.

"Every school around the hills is at bursting point - and I mean bursting point - and the teachers and the students and the carers are absolutely sick of it," one person said.

There was not enough room in the town hall for everyone and the crowd spilled out onto the pavement.

Police officers were at hand in case of any trouble.

Many questioned why nearly $10 million is going towards setting up the facility.

A small number of refugee advocates were handing out leaflets but they were far outnumbered.

The area's federal Liberal MP Jamie Briggs says he will take the fight to Canberra.

"We will seek the support of the independents to ask for ... the Government not to proceed with this detention centre," he said.

The Adelaide Hills Council will compile the arguments in a letter to Prime Minister Julia Gillard and residents will form a committee to advise the Government as it works through the details of the plan.

Meanwhile, as the Government grapples to deal with the angry reaction in Woodside it has confirmed the arrival of an asylum seeker boat with 79 people on board.

It is the second in two days with a boat intercepted yesterday carrying 88 people.

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